zVM 17.10 install: LVM installation results in IPL UNIT ERROR
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu on IBM z Systems |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Canonical Foundations Team | ||
s390-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Dimitri John Ledkov | ||
Artful |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Dimitri John Ledkov |
Bug Description
[Impact]
zipl uses zipl_helper.
That script calls dasdview to get the geometry of the DASD drives using deprecated -f options, which is now redundant given that device argument is now simply positional and required. With that flag, dasdview now exits with failure and the zipl_helper.
Without this fix installing onto multipath devices, or root on LVM (default) is not possible.
If 'use entire disk and set up LVM' is selected during installation of a zVM guest, the system fails to IPL with the error:
LOGON GENRL04
00: z/VM Version 6 Release 4.0, Service Level 1701 (64-bit),
00: built on IBM Virtualization Technology
00: There is no logmsg data
00: FILES: 0004 RDR, NO PRT, NO PUN
00: LOGON AT 12:12:16 EST FRIDAY 10/13/17
00: Command complete
00: Command complete
00: NIC 0600 is created; devices 0600-0602 defined
00: NIC 0600 is connected to VSWITCH SYSTEM VSW1
HCPVMI232E IPL UNIT ERROR; IRB 00404017 00000010 00200000 00800000
00: HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000E0000 00000232
DASD devices were configured in this instance.
The error is not seen when non-LVM partitioning is selected (e.g. User entire disk).
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
assignee: | nobody → Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations) |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
importance: | High → Critical |
Changed in s390-tools (Ubuntu Artful): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
assignee: | nobody → Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-17.10 |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
confirmed on different z/VM system (version 6.3 instead of 6.4)
post install reboot shows:
The system is going down NOWÜ
Sent SIGTERM to all processes
Sent SIGKILL to all processes
Requesting system reboot
01: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from
CPU 00.
02: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from
CPU 00.
03: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from
CPU 00.
00: Storage cleared - system reset.
HCPVMI232E IPL UNIT ERROR; IRB 00404017 00000010 00200000 00800000
00: HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000E0000 00000232
manual attempt to ipl from disk 200:
00: I 200
HCPVMI232E IPL UNIT ERROR; IRB 00404017 00000010 00200000 00800000
00: HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000E0000 00000232